Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-02-26
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more bonds on the railroad from Pres
 colt to the junction.
 The motion to reconsider the vote or dering the new county of Miles bIl 10 engrossment was lost by a vote of to l3,
 The house passed the act regulatIn. legal interest, making the interest at siI per cent; also the code bill concerninI evidencei also the act regulating wsteI rignts; also the blll abolishing milItil organizations.
 Smiths water Dill was reconsidered and killed,
 The bill creating 6 new county frcm Graham and Cochise was ordered en- grossed by vote of r. to &. Notice oi reconsideration WAS given.
 Ooun--Code eCommissioners submitted 6 bll concerning judgments and claims: also an act securing liens to to mechan. ics, lsborers and others.
 Blinn's act sbolishi- - university of Arizona, psssed;A act repeal ing the act regulating the herding of sheep.
 WIsHISGroS, Feb. ls.-The House passed the bIll granting the right of way to the Prescott and Arisons Central Rsilrosd O., across Whipple Barracks, military reservation in Arizona.
 DUTCH FLAT, Feb. Ia-Yesterdsy was the first far day for over two weeks. Over six feet of snow has fallen here during the storm. The oldest inhabi. tants never saw the like before. Many buildings have been crushed by the snow.
 WAsHISoros, February l9-The sen ate yesterday resumed consideration of the blll for the construction of a raIl- road across the Isthmus of Tehauntepee. It recites that the government of Mexi. co has granted to Capt. Esds a cOnces- sion for the construction and operation of ship railway across the Isthmus of Tehsuntepec and has authorized him and his sssociates to obtain 8 charter either in Mexico or elsewhere. IL there fore incorporates James B. Eads and some eighty other persons named as body polite under the name and title of the Atlsntic k Pacific Ship Railway company. The stock is not to exceed one hundred million dollars and when ten per cent of its stock is subscribed for and ten per cent thereon pain ID cash. 6 meeting of its stockholders IS to be held | in Washington or New York for the | election o. Directors, If ten millions of stock is not subscribed for. and ten per cent in cash pad thereon within two years. the charter is to expire by hmisa- tion, An amendme ent was agreed 70, I no bonds shall be authorized or issued | until the paid in capital shall amount to S5,O00.Q00, instead of sl0,OO0.OO0. The bill as then amended was passed, yeas 46, nays7. The nays were: Ed wards, Jones Of Arkansas, Morrill,. Platt, Vance, Van Wyck, snd Wilson of Iowa.
 DEsvER, February l7.-A light wind storm set in over the entire eastern DOT ton of Colorado yesterday, the velocity steadily increasing until this morning, when the gale reached sixty miles an hour and continued until 2 o'clock this afternoon, In Denver many buildings were unroofed, smoke stacks, ohImneys, telephone and telegraph poles were leveled Co the ground and plate glass windows broken, causing [ damage Of many thousands of dollars. I ltside of Denver the casualties reported are con. siderably greater than in the city. On the Denver & Rio Grande railway, four miles north of Colorado Springs, every coach north-bound on the Salt Lake eI- press, consisting of two sleepers, two passenger coaches, the baggage and mail car, was blown from the track at about o'clock this morning. The mail car, with its contents, was destroyed by fire. Had the accident happened while the tram was on a high emoankment s short distance ahead the loss of lie would have been great. but fortunately the ground was perfectly level and DO one was injured. A freight train of twenty cars, sidetrscked near by, wait ing for the express to pass WAS also de- railed by the wind and the cars badly damaged. The passenger train of three coaches on the Denver & South Park railroad, which left the Union Depot for Morrison at s o'clock, was lifted from the track by terrific bias. and hurled over an eight-foot embodiment, when about ten miles from the city. One pas sepger hsd his leg broken and several others were bruised. Near Como, on the same road, the Lesdville express WAS blown over the bridge and nearly all the passengers and trsinmen severely wounded and the coaches badly wreck ed. All incoming trains on the various roads are from five to ten hours late on account of the storm.
 PRESCOTT, February l7.-There was 8 tussle in the house this morning over the committee of investigation of the old ssylum board. Is is said that the poyernor don't want any house commit fee. A move was made thIs morning to reconsider sud abolish the committee. but yas defeated. The afternoon ses- sion wa. m exciting one over the irrigat- ing bill that passed four days ago. An dYevs moved 10 reconsider the bill. The chair ruled the motion out Of order. lt vas appealed to the house and the snesker WAS not sustained. The bill was indefinitely postponed.
 Nxv YoEK, Feb. 1.-The Stars Lon don cable says: The Egyptian question for the moment obscured sll others. Lord oaIisbury's policy IS denounced oy hi, own supporters as playing into Branch hands, estrsngIng Turkey ana strengthening Russiss position on the Bosphorus. .,..
 The Standard, reviewing the situshon, which it declares to be critical, tnrlousy attacks Salisbury for keeping nis polcy yelled in such impenetrsble dsrkneHs' The government is described as drifting into danger without definite aims, vnete as Turkey, France and Russia are uni'eu mn tbe one vital issue of depriving Eng land of Egypt. Other tory lournais make similsr outspoken reference 70 tne ,;tnation, and call on the government ., conc.ntrste it's efforts on the retentinn oi the Suez canal debts.
 Sax FRAscIsco, February ll:-Ihe snov has been cleared on the CenttAi Pscific and sll vsshouts have been re na;red on the Southern PscIic. Io,uay snoerintent Fillmore reported thsI sli sbroush trains on both lines will sffi'e here to- night
 s.r FRANCISCO. February lf-Ihe Central and Southern telegrsphic lnes sr. used up every where. CCmmunlos t;ons are difficult or impossible etcep mo by the northern route. Inls hss heen inc toughest ordeal the telegrspul' svs;em of California has ever uooe'- gone, r
 ANDERSON, Cal, February H..Lns 5aad body of James Brown was Iounu ues, Eureks HIll. above Shing gletoNn' .h;rtv . miles east of here, day before yes ,.,dsy buried in the snow. he Ies'e' wife snd three children.
 s,s FRANCISCO. February h-Louhh ,h. .;ant rain has now fallen to mskS 'u